Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Warehouses at the Railroad Tracks
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 11, 2026
1. Warehouses at the Railroad Tracks Marker
In July 1863 at the time of the Battle of Gettysburg, two warehouse buildings occupied this site. The Sheads-Buehler Building was constructed in 1858 by local merchants Robert Sheads and Charles Buehler as a warehouse for the coal, stove, and lumber business. Located beside the Sheads-Buehler buidling was a frame structure that served as the local wholesale and retail business warehouse for robert McCurdy and Jeremiah Diehl. The building was constructed sometime between late 1862 and early 1863.
In the aftermath of the Battle of Gettysburg, thousands of wounded soldiers from the North and the South received temporary shelter in both buildings as they awaited transport via the Hanover and Gettysburg Railroad depot to larger hospital complexes located in the North. These larger hospitals were better equipped to treat the severe nature of their wounds.
,br> As the last of the wounded departed Gettysburg in the fall of 1863, the building returned to their previous purposes as warehouses. By the time these images were taken in the 1880s, the Sheads-Buehler building was also the site of the local Masonic Hall, with the
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Erected 2024 by Main Street Gettysburg. (Marker Number 9.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania, Main Street Gettysburg series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1863.
Location. 39° 49.932′ N, 77° 13.858′ W. Marker is in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is on Carlisle Street (Pennsylvania Route 34) north of West Railroad Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 103 Carlisle St, Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 11, 2026
2. Warehouses at the Railroad Tracks Marker
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hub of History (a few steps from this marker); Western Maryland Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Gettysburg College (within shouting distance of this marker); Gettysburg College's Majestic Theater (within shouting distance of this marker); The Majestic Theater (within shouting distance of this marker); North Along Carlisle Street (within shouting distance of this marker); The Gettys Homestead (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Racehorse Alley Parking Plaza (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
Other markers no longer nearby. The Sheads-Buehler Building (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Gettysburg R.R. Depot (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); "It seemed so awful…" (was within shouting distance of this
Photographed by Karl Stelly, March 20, 2013
3. The Gettysburg Transit Building
This modern building now occupies the site of the Sheads-Buehler Building.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has replaced the linked marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 13, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on March 26, 2013, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
